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Impact - why it is important, and why now?
This webinar was recorded in December 2023
Rebecca MacDonald, Managing Director, Head of Investment Management, Big Society Capital and Quyen Tran, Global Head of Impact Investing, BlackRock join Will Goodhart, Chief Executive, CFA UK to discuss the growing world of impact investing, and why it’s so important to sharpen your skills to invest sustainably, successfully. Learn:
- What impact investing is, and why there is growing momentum towards it
- How the definition of impact investment changes when investing for impact in public markets
- What separates impact investing from ESG, and how they compliment each other
- The crucial skills and techniques you can learn to invest for positive returns and positive outcomes
- Why CFA UK’s new Certificate in Impact Investing has been created to help you invest with impact
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